NoctiLumina® Watch Luminizing Kits and Materials

Watch Luminizing Kits and Materials

NoctiLumina® Pigments

A wide variety of NoctiLumina® pigments are available. Our pigments are nontoxic, non-radioactive, and non-acidic. They are dry powders that must be mixed with one of our binders or other materials to produce a paste. All can be applied by hand or silkscreened with mesh sizes selected based on particle sizes. (Use clear silkscreening inks instead of our binders.) The pigments are very stable, with lifetimes conservatively expected to be in excess of 50 years. They are available in quantities as small as 0.5 gram. For pricing details, see our Prices page.

Some Notes About Particle Size:

  • The suffix F designates pigments with a fine particle size centered around 25 or 30 microns. This particle size is similar to the original lume on most watches.
  • The suffix UF designates an ultrafine particle size centered around 10 microns. The UF pigments are smooth like thick paint when mixed with binder, but do not glow quite as long or as brightly as the F pigments.
  • The suffix M designates a medium to coarse particle size between 40 and 70 microns. The M pigments are like very fine sand, and could be used on larger clocks. The pigments are difficult to apply, and produce a definite grainy look. Several of our pigments can be made with this particle size as a custom order. Please inquire for more information.
  • We recommend F pigments for almost all uses.

Some Notes About Glow:

For best glow in an easy to use pigment, we recommend our G15F. Items properly luminized with G15F will be visible to a dark-adapted eye for up to 24 hours. We recommend applying pigments over a white base coat for best glow. Some of our pigments emit so strongly that in direct sunlight or outdoor shade they appear to have their glow color rather than their daylight body color.

Natural Pigments: These pigments have the brightest and longest lasting glow. Their daylight color is an off-white greenish yellow, with the blue/aqua glowing varieties having a somewhat whiter daylight color than the green glowing ones.

  • Pigment G15F – Fine grain, slightly yellow color, green glow, up to 24 hours glow time
  • Pigment G15UF – Ultra fine grain, very slightly yellow color, green glow
  • Pigment B17F – Fine grain, off-white color, blue/aqua glow
  • Pigment B17UF – Ultra fine grain, almost white color, blue/aqua glow
  • Pigment G15M – Coarse grain (around 70 micron), not water resistant (requires coating with Binder 2 or epoxy to avoid degradation), slightly yellow color, green glow, up to 36 hours glow time. This is our only pigment that is sensitive to being degraded by water.

Color Glow Pigments (fine texture, 25 microns): It is important to note that these pigments have reduced glow when compared to G15F or B17F. The darker the pigment, the less the glow.

  • Pigment YG21F - Soft Yellow, green glow
  • Pigment YG28F - Yellow-gold, green glow
  • Pigment YG29F - Yellow with slight gold, green glow
  • Pigment YG30F - Standard yellow, green glow
  • Pigment YG51F - Neon yellow, green glow
  • Pigment GG16F - Soft Green, green glow
  • Pigment GG70F - Neon green, green glow
  • Pigment GG71F - Bright green, green glow
  • Pigment GG74F - Kon Tiki Olive-Green
  • Pigment GG75F - Kon Tiki Soft Olive-Green
  • Pigment GG76F - Kon Tiki Soft Light Olive-Green
  • Pigment PG18F - Pink, green glow
  • Pigment PG31F - Red pink, pink-green glow
  • Pigment PG32F - Hot pink, pink glow
  • Pigment OG19F - Orange, green glow
  • Pigment OG84F - Orange, yellow glow
  • Pigment BB22F - Bright blue, blue/aqua glow
  • Pigment BB26F - Darker blue, blue/aqua glow
  • Pigment BG25F - Bright blue, green glow
  • Pigment BB27F - Royal blue, aqua-blue glow
  • Pigment BB33F - Blue, blue glow (less of an aqua-blue, but dimmer glow than BB22F)
  • Pigment WG23F - White, green glow
  • Pigment WB24F - White, blue/aqua glow
  • Pigment AG40F - Light aged-tritium-like mustard, green glow
  • Pigment AG44F - Dark aged-tritium-like mustard, green glow
  • Pigment AG46F - Very dark aged-tritium-like mustard, green glow
  • Pigment TG45F - Light tan chocolate color, green glow

Aged Non-Glow AN Series Pigments (fine texture, 25 microns):

  • Pigment AN98F - Exceptional dark old tritium-like, no glow (also available with glow as AG98F)
  • Pigment AN99F - Very dark old tritium-like, no glow (also available with glow as AG99F)
  • Pigment AN100F - Dark old tritium-like, no glow (also available with glow as AG100F)
  • Pigment AN101F - Medium old tritium-like, no glow (also available with glow as AG101F)
  • Pigment AN102F - Light old tritium-like, no glow (also available with glow as AG102F)
  • Pigment AN103F - Very light old tritium-like, no glow (also available with glow as AG103F)
  • Pigment AN104F - Extra light old tritium-like, no glow (also available with glow as AG104F)
  • Pigment AN105F - Pure white, no glow (also available with glow as AG105F, which is the same as WG23F)
Noctilumina AN Series Pigments

Color-Matched Tone Pigments (fine texture, 25 microns):

  • Pigment PG182F - Pink tone 182, green glow
  • Pigment PB182F - Pink tone 182, blue/aqua glow
  • Pigment TG467F - Beige tone 467, green glow
  • Pigment NG10F - Cool grey tone 10, green glow
  • Pigment NG194F - Light grey tone 194, green glow
  • Pigment NG195F - Dark grey tone 195, green glow
  • Pigment NG196F - Black tone 196, slight green glow

Speciality Pigments:

  • Pigment W0 - White, no glow, smooth texture (Use for basecoats)
  • Pigment N0 - Black, no glow, smooth texture (Use with binder to make black paint and for creating gray lume)
  • Pigment AN105F - Pure white, no glow, fine texture 25 microns

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